In 2008, the Colorado Public Health Act required the State Board of Health to establish, by rule, the core public health services that each county and district public health agency must provide or ensure, as well as establish minimum quality standards for those public health services. Effective January 1, 2020, revised state statute now requires state and local health departments in Colorado to ensure provision of seven Foundational Capabilities and five Foundational Services, which are listed below. You can read about the new Foundational Public Health Services and Capabilities in 6 CCR 1014-7 Core Public Health Services revised statute.
Linked Resources:
- Introduction to Colorado's Core Public Health Services Training
- CPHS-FPHS alignment visual
- Core Public Health Services Operational Definitions Manual (May 2019)
Explore Capabilities and Services
Foundational Capabilities
Foundational Capabilities are the cross-cutting capacities and expertise needed to support foundational services and any public health program.
Colorado Foundational Public Health Capabilities:
Policy Development and Support
Foundational Services
Foundational Services are the subset of services in each public health program area that are foundational to building and maintaining healthy communities.
Colorado Foundational Public Health Services:
Communicable Disease Prevention, Investigation and Control
Maternal, Child, Adolescent, and Family Health
Chronic Disease, Injury Prevention, and Behavioral Health Promotion